Gamaliel Audrey Cantika
| Gamaliel Audrey Cantika | |
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| Also known as | GAC |
| Origin | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Genres | Pop, Dance-pop, R&B |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Sony Music Indonesia |
| Website |
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Gamaliel Audrey Cantika (shortly as GAC) are an Indonesian vocal group from Jakarta. Formed in 2008, the group consists of Gamaliel Tapiheru, Audrey Tapiheru and Cantika Abigail. They already released two studio albums Gamaliel Audrey Cantika and Stronger.
History
The vocal group formed in Jakarta in 2008 and comprised only two siblings Gamaliel Tapiheru and Audrey Tapiheru. They were often uploading some music video to YouTube, such as Taio Cruz' "Break Your Heart", Jason Mraz' "Lucky", Lady Gaga' "Poker Face". Their cover Lady Gaga' "Telephone" was most watched many as 870,524 viewers. Audrey sings while Gamaliel sings with guitar accompaniment.
A later year, Cantika also made music videos and uploaded to YouTube. As she was browsing in the website, she accidentally saw a Gamaliel-Audrey video and felt attracted to joining and asked her management to contact Gamaliel and eventually they joined. After that, the trio then created a cover song Lady Gaga's "Just Dance" and received positive response from the public.[1] Unexpectedly, they were signed to a major recording deal by Sony Music Entertainment Indonesia.
Career
2010–2012: Breakthrough and Gamaliel Audrey Cantika
After contracted by label, they released a debut single "Ingin Putus Saja" on October 2010, which incidentally known to the public. Followed by this debut single, they released a debut album under label, 2012 self-titled name, which marked their involvement in the Indonesian music industry scene.[2] The album produced two singles "Cuma Aku" and "Akuilah Aku". At the 2012 Dahsyatnya Awards, they were subsequently earned an award for Outstanding Narcissist.
2013–present: Stronger
In 2013, they returned covering the video of Justin Timberlake's "Mirrors". The cover video was to be illustrated in one of Best Pop Solo Performance nominees at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.[3] After this, they released the single "Bahagia" on October 8, 2014, which earned a nomination for Best R&B/Soul Group/Vocal Group at the 18th Annual Anugerah Musik Indonesia. Soon after that, they released a second studio album on May 28, 2015 Stronger which was recorded in Sweden.[4] The album was produced by The Kennel and written by some international songwriters, such as Gustav Efraimsson, Hayley Aitken and Karen Poole.[5] In 2016, the group vocal managed to earn a Band/Group/Duo of the Year award at the 3rd Indonesian Choice Awards.
Discography
- Studio albums
- Gamaliel Audrey Cantika (2012)
- Stronger (2015)
Awards and nominations
| Year | Awards | Category | Recipients | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Dahsyatnya Awards | Outstanding Narcissist | GAC | Won |
| 2015 | Anugerah Musik Indonesia | Best Pop Vocal Group | "Seberapa Pantas" | Nominated |
| Best Soul/R&B Group/Vocal Group | "Bahagia" | Nominated | ||
| Best Vocal Group Production Work | Nominated | |||
| Best Soul/R&B Album | Stronger | Nominated | ||
| Best of the Best Album | Nominated | |||
| Best Graphic Design Album | Nominated | |||
| Anugerah Planet Muzik | Best Duo/Group | "Bahagia" | Nominated | |
| Hai Reader's Poll Music Awards | The Best Single | "Cinta" | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Dahsyatnya Awards | Outstanding Duo/Group | GAC | Nominated |
| Outstanding Song | "Bahagia" | Nominated | ||
| Rolling Stone Editors' Choice Awards | The Pop Ambassador | GAC | Won | |
| Indonesian Choice Awards | Song of the Year | "Bahagia" | Nominated | |
| Band/Group/Duo of the Year | GAC | Won | ||
| Maya Awards | Best Music Video | "Cinta" | Nominated | |
References
- ↑ "Lewat Youtube, Gamal dan Audrey Raih Perhatian Dunia". KapanLagi. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ↑ "Berawal Iseng di Youtube, Gamal dan Audrey Rilis Album". KapanLagi. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ↑ Ati Kamil (February 3, 2014). "Video Clip became illustrated at the 2014 Grammy Awards, GAC proud". Kompas.
- ↑ "For making new album, GAC willing flying to Sweden". Kapanlagi. December 3, 2014.
- ↑ Thalia Shelyndra Wendranirsa (June 11, 2015). "For Stronger, GAC coperate with Kylie Minogue' song-writer". Kompas.